FNUS72 KCAE 291132 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS C-17...USFS-SAV. RIV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 632 AM EST SAT JAN 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FAIR AND MILD WEATHER EXPECTED AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY GIVES WAY TO A WEAK TROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 15 KNOTS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. CLOSE CALL ON RH FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT TODAY. LIMITED CONFIDENCE AS SOME MODEL DIFFERENCE NOTED ON DEWPOINTS. DRY AIR CURRENTLY IN PLACE WITH MILD TEMPERATURES LEADS TO THINKING DEWPOINTS COULD BE ON THE LOW SIDE OF GUIDANCE...HOWEVER A SW WIND DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON COULD LEAD TO SOME DEWPOINT RECOVERY. USING A BLEND OF MODEL GUIDANCE ON TEMPS/DEWPOINTS YIELDS MINIMUM RH PROJECTIONS RIGHT AROUND 25 PERCENT...BUT JUST ONE OR TWO DEGREES DIFFERENCE ON TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS CAN RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT RH DIFFERENCE. FOG POTENTIAL SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE LIMITED BY DRY AIR AND POSSIBLY SOME WIND. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............14 18 19 21 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................45 56 62 64 RH...................58 37 28 28 20 FT WIND...........SW 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST......7 12 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........1900 2300 2600 2800 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 6 W 10 SW 14 W 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............22 23 26 29 32 37 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................58 51 47 45 43 41 RH...................39 54 65 73 79 85 20 FT WIND...........SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1800 800 400 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12 SW 9 SW 7 SW 6 SW 3 SW 3 .SUNDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............42 44 52 59 61 63 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................40 41 52 62 67 69 RH...................85 89 69 46 37 35 20 FT WIND...........SW 2 SW 2 W 3 W 5 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........300 1600 2400 2800 3400 3400 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 3 SW 6 SW 10 W 14 W 15 SW 15 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110129.SRSC1.01/CAE